Tennessee, a Short History
- ISBN-10
- 0870496476
- ISBN-13
- 9780870496479
- Series
- Tennessee, a Short History
- Category
- Tennessee
- Pages
- 636
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Author
- Robert Ewing Corlew
Description
A general survey of Tennessee history from the earliest settlements to the present.
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